Fish lure winder



FISH LURE WINDER Filed Aug. 12, 1938 Patented Nov. 12, 1940 Engins:

NT; OFFICE FISH LURE WINDER James W. Harvey, Lakeville, Conn., assignerto StarrAllyn Harvey, Lakeville, Conn.

ApplieationAugust 12 5 Claims.

This invention relates to a tool for winding artificial sh lures, flies,or bait with silk, gut, Wire, or other threadlike material. i

The main object is to provide a device that is simple, inexpensive andefficient.`

Another object is to provide a device that will wind bait very quickly.y

Another object is to provide a device that Will wind bait much moretightly than can be done 0 by hand.

Another object is to provide a device which can be operated at variedtensions to account for different materials and types of winding.

An object of this invention is 4to lprovide a device which can carry oneor more spools of material. n

A further object is to provide a device capable of use with ne silk,gut, or` other `materials that may differ in thickness and smoothness.`

Another object is to provide a device capable of fast loading andunloading.

Another object is to provide a device Which can wind with more than onematerial simultaneously. I

Another object is to provide a device which will hold spools ofdifferent length and diameter.

In the preferred form, the Winder consists of a handle to one end ofwhich a 'smooth round eye or ring such as an agate-lined stirrup. tipfor iish rods, is attached,..and the other end of which is bent so thata spool thereon lies at an angle to the handle. Also attached to thehandle and extending toward the spool is a spring means carrying a barorbars parallel to the spool axis. This spring pressed bar acts as a braketo keep tension on the spool. `The end of this bar that is next to theend of the spool axis is `bent over to hold the spool on its axis.

Fig. -1 is a perspective View showing the operation of the Winder.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a Winder.

Fig. 3 is a side view of a Winder.

Fig. 4 is an end view of a Winder.

Fig. 5 is a side View of a modified form.

The handle 'I has one end bent transversely to form a bearingor shaft 8to support one or more spools 9 of gut, silk, Wire or other thread. Theguide IIJ at the other end is preferably of smoothagate in the form of aring and supported by side members like a stirrup in such a manner thatthe thread can be easily threaded through. A second guide I I is alsopreferably interposed between the spool and the tip guide. A brake barI2 is carried by a spring I3 secured to the handle and presses againstthe anges of the spools. The oifset portion I4 serves as a part of thehandle and as a guard or stop for one end of the spool or spools and thebent end I5 of the brake bar serves as a guard or stop for the otherend. A spool can be attached or removed only issaseriai No. 224,433

(el. 24a-140) by `retracting the brake bar I2 and its` hook-like end I5.

In winding a y or other lure the` hook or a partof the bodyl is usuallyheld in a vise I1 land the winding tool is held in the hand in the Imost convenient manner and rotated around the body I 6. Frequently aclip I8 is necessary to hold back part of the hairs, feathers, hackle orother parts which are being attached to the hook. The tension of thespring I3 must be great enough so that at the time of xing thesefeathers, hairs or hackle to the hook, the tool can be left hanging bythe thread, thereby maintaining "tension on the thread and leaving bothhands of the operator free to do the other work Without getting thethread tangled up. Otherwise, the tension is controlled and increased asrequired by the pressure of the fingers on the spool and brake and attimes on the thread itself. l

It is very importantv that the outer face of the guide I0 be in a planeat right angles to the axis of the handle, otherwise the thread islikely to be twisted around the end of the tool as well as on the lure,which occasions confusion, delay and poor results. This guide edge I0also makes it possiblenot only to pull the thread toward the hand inWinding but also to push it away so as to lay the thread tightly ineither direction, especially on tapered bodies. 'I'his guide edge mustbe smooth in order to produce even Winding. As can be seen in Fig. 1,tension `on the thread is maintained at a sharp angle, and for thisreason the lip of the guide edge should also becurved to prevent cuttingthe material. The spring I3` and the rings I0 and Il are fastened to thehandle in any suitable manner, for instance by winding 'l' such as isused in fastening guide rings to fish rods. I

The arm Mis long enough to accommodate large spools as well as smallones.

The ordinary hand method of winding iiies and lures is a slow,laborious,` inexact and expensive task. Useof this invention` speeds upthe operation three to four times, and this speed is possible tomaintaineas'ily, Whereas` the hand method tires the muscles and burnsvthe fingers. Much great,- er accuracy is obtained by using thisinvention than is possible by guidingthe fine strands With the fingersalone.` It is impossible `to approach the tension of this invention withthe hand method. These are themore obvious reasons why the product ofthis improved tool is easier to make, less expensive, more quickly madeand of far better quality anddurability than has been possi bleheretofore. In, fact, itis possible with this Winder to wind hard gut,artificial gut, and Wire, which are almost impossible to wind withtheiingers alone as therequired tension is so severe as to `cut thefingers. By the use of my invention an operator `can be taught to windflies, artificial toward the spool so that it .presses againstl thespool end or flange in such a way as toactvas a brake. This is a simplerconstruction, and may be used in a manner similar -to the form firstdescribed. l

The end of the arm 22 extends around ithe 4flangelof thespool so.-astohold the eyelet 25at thersidezofthe'spool 'to give a more even4feeding vof ithe iwire or other material through the tool. lInwinding,with-this formuof tolfthe .'handcan pressagainst theeyelet 25orany'part of the-arm f '22,fand tensionfcanbe regulated atwill bypressure ion Seither Vof these parts for upon 1 the material 'beingAused for the' Winding. jIfhesspring `ac- .tion is 4quite iimportant .to.1 maintain 4@tension on thenthrea'd iwhen the 'tool is 'suspended 'fromf` the work 'while inserting teath'ers,f'hairs, or the like.

f1. .-A: ish lure Winder 'comprising` ai 'shaft havingatransverse.sp'oolsupporting spindle at one end and an open-'threadguiding ring at the-other-end wthlitsfoutlet edge linfa plane-at rightangles to the axis of the shaft, labrake irod resiliently andretractably carriedbylthefshaft and coacting with .theperipheryroffafspool on'saidspindle, the brake rodlihavingr'onef'enidturned to provide la stop to prevent the spoolffromaccidentally slipping 'from the bearing. i

2. fA :'tool .'forwindin'g s'h-lures and fthe like, `comprisingabo'dyportion servingf as a) handle, a support for .'a'rotatable vspol'at an'end portion 1 of `the tool, :anf-annularguideeyelet in a plane jsubstantiallylnormal to pla-nes 'through the 1ongitudinalcax-is 'of the-'tool,loca'ted-y at "the extreme oppositeiendof thetoolfrom said spolsupport, an'd'op'en on fboth sides t'obe 'accessible for insertion 'ofthread or -the like ydirectly through said eyelet, I and a ilrea'diiy.'retractable 'friction brake means includinga brake rod aj; least in.pa-rtfgenerallyparallel'to sai'dspol support and adapted to engageaperipheraltportion of a spool on said support, said 'friction'brakemeans also including a spring cooperating' with saidbody portion andbrake 'rodffor exerting a continual braking action upon afspool 'on'saidsupport, said brake means being adapted whenthe tool isheld in the handandin operation, to receive manual pressure directly upon it and augmentthe frictional braking effect of the spring alone without thehan'ddirectly engaging the spool or material Wound thereon.

3. A tool `for winding ysh'lures and the like comprising a body portionserving as ahandle, a generally U-shaped portion extending laterally ofsaid bodyl portion and connected therewith, the arm of said U-shapedportion remote from the body portion'being longer than the arm connectedto the body portion, a spool being adapted to be rotatably carried bysaid longer arm, a brake rod generally parallel to said longer arm, aleaf spring secured to said body portion and carrying said brake rod forcontinual cooperation with a spool onsaid longer arm,isaidbrake rodhaving at the outer end portion of said longer arm an abutment forlimiting longitudinal movement of a spool in at least `one direction onsaid arm, said spring being sufficiently,iiexible'forthe brake rod andits abutment -to Abe readily retracted far enough away from a spool onthe longer arm to allow the spool to be slid off said arm and anotherput in place thereon.

4. A t'ool for winding sh lures and the like comprising-a body portionconsisting of a handle, a.supportforarotatable spool at an end portionof the tool, a guide eyelet in a plane substantially normalto vtheaxis-of said body portion, said eyelet being open on opposite sides forready insertion of Athread or the like therethrough and lo- "cated 'fatthe extreme opposite L end vof said tool .from :said 'ispool fsupp'ortwith :nothing extending beyondy said eyelet whereby -said tool may 'be'circumscribed about lthework in wrapping the same without dangero'f'the thread -or fthe like being caught on any projection'from'said'tool beyond said eyelet, friction brake means iexerting acontinual:braking:action'uponfaspool on said support inlexcessiofapu'llvon the'material wound on said spool due to gravity upon the toolWhenfsus- .pendedrby'thread or the like coming 'from `saidtool,fsaidbrakemeans includinga brakerod, and a springfcooperatingwithsaid bodyportion and brake'rod for moving 'the brake rod intocontact with said spooL'at least 4'a'fportion of `saidfbrake rodconstituting an abutment to limit longitudinal movement 'of afspool `onsaid vsupport in at least'one direction,-a"se'c'ondeyelet open onopposite sides -for directinsertion-of thread-'ofthe like ffrom'saidspool, .fsaid second eyelet being flocated intermediate "the end's ofsaid "tool, the thread or the like beingfexposedi `as it fpassesfromsaid spool" and 'intermediate Tthe l ends of said tool except where itpasses through said eyeletsand said thread'or-the'like extending in asubstantially 'straight :line between :said eyelets fand in anotherfsubstantially straight fline 'from @said spooltosaid'secon'd'Veyel'etat least ap'or-tion o'f saidbrake 'meansbeing'adapted to receive manual pressure".during =use 4lfrorn i an operatorsnger or hand Ito-augmentthe frictional braking action ofsaid means.

5. rA tool Afor winding sh lures 'and the likeoomprisingzfabody"portionFservinigasi a fhandl'e, a

laterally-extending support fonia rotatable spool l adjacent :ione end"portion f the tool, =a 'lateral projection f extendlngfrom said body Iportion and carrying said spool supportiWith'theaXis o'f'said supportnormal 'to`theLaXis-of 'said'body portion, a guide eyelet arranged in aplane substantially normal `to the longitudinal axis Vof 'thetol,'located at the extreme oppbsite end of the tool from said spoolSsupport, and open on opposite sides to .be accessible for insertion ofth'reador the like directly through said eyelet, Aa secondguide'eyele'tadjacent said lateral projection supported'aton'e side'ffsai'df'body portion; andopen on opposite sides`for "insertion ofthread orfthe like directlyfrom' a spool on said support "through the'seo'ondand rst eyelets'with sucht'hread or the 'lik'eexposedbetwe'ensaidspool and first eyelet 'exceptforfthe secondlmentioned eyeletgand 'afriction Abrake 'means rincluding a leaf spring Vsecured t'o"sai`d1body'portion adjacent but on the opposite side `from said second eyelet,'said leaf spring supporting .a bra-'kezmember for cooperation with na'spoolon'said support.

' JAMES HARVEY CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No. 2,220,878. November12, who.

JAMES W. HARVEY.

It is hereby certified thet error appears in the aboie numbered patentrequiring correctionas follows: In the grant, line l2, for the words"his heirs" read--her heirs; and that the said with this correctiontherein that the same may conform to-the record ofthe case in the PatentOffice.

sealed this 10th day of December, A. D. lQLLO.

Signed and Henri)T Van Arsdale,

(Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents.

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